Thursday, April 25, 2013

Hi, everyone! Today I would like to share a sneak peek of two of the upcoming May 1st releases from Our Daily Bread designs, "Waves On The Sea" and the "Fishing Net" background stamp. Less than a week away until the May sets will be revealed....yay!! I have used two Splitcoast challenges to help me with this card....Sketch Challenge #433 and the Ways To Use It Challenge today is to use numbers.....my numbers are in the scripture verse....it may be a stretch, but they are numbers!

The little hearts were cut out of scrap wood by my Father In Law.....he saves little scraps to make crosses, hearts, and little goodies which I can use in my card-making or scrap-booking. I thought it was fitting to use two of the hearts that he made, after painting them with "Siren" Smooch paint (the hearts match the red ink IRL, but they reflected too much light in my photo booth!)

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Hi, everyone! This week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast is a clean and simple sketch....yay! I needed some creative help to make a quick birthday card for my Father In Law. The scripture verse is from Our Daily Bread designs' Scripture Collection 10 and the designer paper is Bo Bunny (Weekend Market). The twill ribbon is recycled.....it was wrapped around a package of wash cloths......I have used it on several cards, but this one took the last of it....so sad!

The quote and image are from the "Morning Glory" set, new from Our Daily Bread designs. The Quatrefoil Pattern die cut piece was trimmed by hand at the bottom to create the look of a border punch or die. A portion of the morning glory image was fussy cut and adhered next to the sentiment. The May Arts ribbon was tied with a Bow Easy. Then finishing touches of Zva Creative pearls and "Pearl" Glimmer Mist were added. The yellow was very difficult to photograph, so you may have to click on the photo to see the details (and Glimmer Mist).

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you are having a beautiful weekend!!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Hi, everyone! Happy Saturday!! I will be working on taxes this weekend (ugh), but had to squeeze in the Inspiration Challenge from Splitcoast before I get started. I chose this Biking book from Patina for inspiration. This is a birthday card for a co-worker. I wanted to make a CAS (clean and simple) card, so I went to the gallery at Splitcoast and searched for both "CAS" and "Masculine" and I discovered this beautiful card by Karen Dunbrook to CASE (copy and share everything)....thanks for the design inspiration, Karen!!

The stamps used are from the "Keep Climbing" set by Our Daily Bread designs. I used 2 pieces of scratch paper (and non-permanent adhesive) to mask off the stamped and sponged area. Some baker's twine and a button were all the embellishments needed. I will definitely make more like this.....quick and easy!!!

Before I discovered stamping, my favorite hobby was cross-stitch. I started this kit many years ago and finished it on my last vacation. The blue gingham was supposed to be made into a pillow, but I decided to frame it instead, so that it wouldn't be a dust collector...who needs more of those?!

If you have hopped from dear sweet Sabrina's blog, you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the ODBD Blog and start from the beginning.....we don't want you to miss a thing! The hop will run until Tuesday, April 2nd at 8 pm EDT. There will be four prizes awarded......one $10, one $20, one $30, and one $40 gift certificates for ODBD stamps, which will need to be remitted by the end of April. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Wednesday, April 3rd.

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I am a Christian, daughter, sister, and wife....very happily married for 25 years to my very best friend, who is so supportive of anything I do! I work full time in accounts receivable and collections, and have a home-based business in which I help others with essential oils and all-natural products. I am also blessed to be a designer for Our Daily Bread Designs, who carries the most awesome Christian-based stamps! I also write the Customer Card of the Day post for the Our Daily Bread designs Blog, plus work at stamp shows in their booth occasionally.